Bioengineering (BioE)

A bioengineer develops and applies engineering principles to life sciences. The field focuses on developing and applying engineering concepts, principles, and methods to biological systems. We aim to model, monitor, and treat disorders and disabilities that affect living organisms, develop algorithms that aid understanding biological systems, and engineer living systems to enhance their performance. The technologies that are generated in this area might include synthetic tissues or organs, sensors that are wired to human body and prosthetics that mimic the natural function of a limb, smart algorithms and end-to-end data analytical engines, bioreactors that improve the quality of treated wastewater and bacteria engineered to produce resources. Bioengineering integrates elements of electrical and mechanical engineering, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science and materials science with biology. Thanks to this multidisciplinary nature, bioengineering often creates out-of-the-box solutions addressing and solving challenges in augmenting the well-being of living systems.

Program Chair

Sahika Inal- sahika.inal@kaust.edu.sa

Graduate Program Coordinator

Selena Franchini- selena.Franchini@kaust.edu.sa

Bioengineering Degrees